Smoked Porter
Howling Hops in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter - Smoked Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.95
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London, 25 Nov 2015) Black colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, chocolate, caramel and hints of smoke. Malty, roasted taste with caramel, chocolate, smoke, a touch of bacon and a balanced roasty bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Smoke character is quite balanced. A bit odd, but quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2016
at 15:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at the tank room. Medium caramel brown coloured pour with a lasting loose light tan head. Aroma is light phenolic smoke, TCP, nutty brown malts, light brown sugars. Flavour is composed of nutty grains, nice smoked malt, little peat malt. Slightly medicinal. Palate is medium light, highish carbonation. OK smoked.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 13:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the Howling Hops Tank joint. It pours slightly hazy deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is bitter-sweet, smoked meat, sweet roast, slight stickiness and light caramel. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, earthy roast, smooth smoke, smoked ham, coffee, light spice and dull cocoa with a short dryish finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent enough.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2015
at 14:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tank at Howling Hops. Smoked Porter pours a reddish caramel brown with a sweet caramel and light smokey nose. Sweet malty smoked caramel fudge flavor on a slick medium body. Quite nice. 3.6
Tried
on 22 Aug 2015
at 09:55
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2015
at 10:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
By cask at the Cock Tavern, one-third pint. Opaque black coloured body with one big patch at the surface. Wood, dark malts and dark fruits on the nose. Mocha chocolate flavours, subdued smoked malts. Ends with the bitterness of red orange shells. Nice and tasty (Hackney, London 13.07.2014).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2014
at 11:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is smoked, malt, coffee, hop. Flavour is smoked, roasted malt, hop, coffee, pine. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 02:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, Hackney, Greater London, England E8 1EJ.Clear medium to dark amber brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, smoke, meat, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, wood bitter, hoppy, dry, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130329]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2014
at 12:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, smoke and chocolate. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, smoke and chocolate. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 15:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. A lightly hazy one, dark chestnut colored and topped by a dense, light beige head leaving some lacings. The aroma is quite hoppy, with some roasted hints and coffee. It’s full-bodied and quite carbonated in the mouth, semi-dry and with flavors of pine cones, roasted malts and coffee. Lasting finish, dry and quite roasted. A nice one, but I’m not impressed. 131231
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 15:43